Scoping out Arizona Feb 14-16...where should I check out?

[Rufblackbird]

thanks Joe. I'm waiting for a reply from Eric...

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Rufblackbird

thanks Joe. I'm waiting for a reply from Eric...

Hey Jeff,

Sorry for the delayed reply (looong week). Anyhow, good info from all the fellow locals here (and thanks for the kind words). I just replied to your PM with my #, so give me a shout anytime. At the very least, let us all know when you nail down a date/time that you will be in the greater Phoenix area, and we will grab some grub and a brew or two!

[Rufblackbird]

no problem Eric! Will update as soon as a better route/plan is uh..planned.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey

(and thanks for the kind words).

Do you want the bank account number now or later?

Hey, how are things going in the RE side of things? Starting to move a bit more than last fall I hope? They sure are in the aviation side.

[Rufblackbird]

the g/f found some houses she likes in Cave Creek...lots of space for car stuff so i'm ok with it. She also for some reason found one in Buckeye...worth looking into or is it an area that should be avoided?

[Joeaksa]

Just be careful with Cave Creek on the land use restrictions and prices.

Buckeye is awful far out West but have not heard anything difficult about it. Just depends on where you guys are going to be working. Personally I would not go out there but thats me. Like the Northern part of town.

[Joeaksa]

Any better idea on when you will be coming in the area?

[Rufblackbird]

I was searching the area you had mentioned (west of cave creek before I-17) and couldn't find much for sale in terms of ok prices and acreage...but then again the g/f was searching earlier and by the time I got to it was it was past 1:30am... will search some more today. Will also read into the restrictions on the Cave Creek town website.

We will probably forgo Flagstaff as it gets too cold there, which means we'll check out Prescott first (probably get there just before noon), and be in Phoenix mid to late afternoon. We'll then spend the rest of the day as well as Monday in the Phoenix metropolitan area, then head out to Tucson on Tuesday, then head on back mid afternoon. This will probably depend on if/when Eric can show us a few properties as well, so I'll update as soon as I hear back from him.

[Rick Lee]

Hey, our place will be back up for rent soon. I-17 and Carefree Hwy., three car garage and pretty nice house for $1450 a month.

[Joeaksa]

Am out of town until mid-day on Monday. You talking this next week?

Anyone else up for a PPOT gathering Monday night?

Something like we did last time with Eric, Rick and myself up North?

[Rufblackbird]

Rick - when does it become available?

Joe - yes. this coming week. Arrival into AZ before noon this coming Sunday. Am certainly up for a PP gathering Monday night!

[Joeaksa]

Lets start forming it up then!

Monday night. Where?

[Rick Lee]

Yeah, I should be around that night.

I am hoping to be out of here by end of March, certainly end of April at the latest.

[pwd72s]

Walk into Kolby's corner pocket in Tempe...it would help if you carry a cue. Tell 'em you have $25K in your pocket, and you want to play "The freezer" some one pocket, a race to 25 for the cash. Then you'd get to meet the best pool player in the state...Scott Frost.

Warning...he's the best on the planet in one pocket...he took the cash from the backers of the great Efren Reyes of the Philippines. One pocket is the pool equivalent of chess.

Seriously, Jeff...hope you and your girlfriend do well in Arid-Zona...

[Rufblackbird]

thanks paul

Any recommendations for an asian market? Kinda spoiled in the SF bay area where there are a ton of asians...but if not that's ok. Just means we get to eat mexican more often!

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by Rufblackbird

thanks paul

Any recommendations for an asian market? Kinda spoiled in the SF bay area where there are a ton of asians...but if not that's ok. Just means we get to eat mexican more often!

This one of the downsides to Phoenix. The only decent Asian markets are Ranch 99 in the Chinese Cultural Center, almost in Tempe, Lee Lee in Peoria and some more in Gilbert or Chandler. They're all pretty far from where I live. We have just gotten in the car and driven to LA for dinner before and then gotten dim sum the next morning and come back home.

[Joeaksa]

Hate to break it to you but we are NOT driving to SmellyLA for dinner!

There is a pretty good dim sum place but its in S. Phoenix. A lot of us (all of us on this thread) live in the North, but Don and Lee and maybe some others in the rest of the area want to come as well.

BTW, they are rabid on drunk driving around here, so we are very careful of driving after a drink. Thats one reason why we do not want to drive just anywhere for dinner and a toddy.

Joe

[Rufblackbird]

Anyplace you guys wanna go is cool with me. I don't drink (allergic to alcohol) so it's not a problem

Ranch 99 in Tempe? I have almost nothing else left to worry about!

Oh yeah, just double checking. Since majority of AZ does not do daylight savings, what time is it there compared to PST? Is it one hour difference now, or an hour difference after we "spring forward"?

Also, just wanted to confirm...front license plates are not required in AZ, correct?

[Rick Lee]

No front plates in AZ and we're an hour later than CA until March.

[Rufblackbird]

thanks Rick.

As of last night the plan has changed...after going through hundreds of house listings in Prescott (1/2 of which had snow in the pics) and Tucson, the g/f no longer has any interest in seeing those places. We'll be in Phoenix mid morning Sunday.